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Explore the diverse beliefs of humanity with our World Religions crossword puzzles, testing your knowledge of global faiths and spiritual traditions.

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Islamic

Medium · 11×11 · 17 words
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  1. 5. The act of prostration during prayer
  2. 6. The act of circling the Kaaba seven times
  3. 7. The temporal world or earthly life
  4. 8. The name given to Jesus in the scripture
  5. 9. String of beads used for keeping track of prayers
  6. 14. Festival marking the end of a long fast
  7. 15. The first of the five daily prayers
  8. 16. The collective community of believers
  9. 17. The afternoon prayer performed mid-way through the day

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  1. 1. Leader of congregational prayers in a mosque
  2. 2. The congregational prayer held every Friday
  3. 3. The melodic call to prayer
  4. 4. Obligatory almsgiving to help the needy
  5. 10. The core creed or system of belief
  6. 11. The meal that breaks the fast at sunset
  7. 12. Ritual washing performed before prayer
  8. 13. A chapter within the holy book

Bible verses

Medium · 11×11 · 13 words
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  1. 3. The material used to weave a mock crown for Jesus
  2. 4. The substance Jesus produced for his first miracle
  3. 7. The type of person Jesus healed who was social outcast
  4. 9. The final book of the Bible containing apocalyptic visions
  5. 10. What Moses struck to bring forth water for the people
  6. 12. The quality that Jesus said would set you free

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  1. 1. The massive vessel built by Noah to survive the flood
  2. 2. Jesus said I am the true one and you are the branches
  3. 3. The portable dwelling place for God's presence in the desert
  4. 5. The festival when the Holy Spirit descended like tongues of fire
  5. 6. A solemn agreement between God and his people
  6. 8. The radiant beauty of God that filled the temple
  7. 11. What Lot's wife became after looking back at Sodom

Bible verses

Medium · 11×11 · 12 words
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  1. 1. The word of God is sharper than any two edged what
  2. 5. New what into old wineskins
  3. 6. Thy word is a what unto my feet
  4. 8. If we walk in the light we have what with one another
  5. 9. Man shall not live by this alone
  6. 11. In the beginning God created the what and the earth
  7. 12. For by what are ye saved through faith

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  1. 2. Where Jesus was tempted for forty days
  2. 3. They shall mount up with these like eagles
  3. 4. What we should do in the Lord always
  4. 7. A person like Isaiah or Jeremiah who speaks for God
  5. 10. The form taken by the spirit at Jesus' baptism

Bible verses

Medium · 11×11 · 17 words
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  1. 1. Enter by the narrow one for the wide path leads to destruction
  2. 3. The wise man built his house upon this sturdy foundation
  3. 6. I am the true what and my Father is the husbandman
  4. 7. If any man will come after me let him take up his what
  5. 10. A unit of currency in a parable about stewardship
  6. 13. Thy word is a what unto my feet
  7. 14. The thing that you shall know which will set you free
  8. 15. The fruit of the Spirit that passes all understanding
  9. 16. I will make you what of men

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  1. 2. Blessed are those who hunger and what after righteousness
  2. 4. The prize of life promised to those who endure temptation
  3. 5. The merchant sold all he had for the one of great price
  4. 7. The stone which the builders rejected became the chief what
  5. 8. The Lord is my shepherd I am his what
  6. 9. Metaphor for followers who should not lose their savor
  7. 11. The first letter of the Greek alphabet used as a divine title
  8. 12. Abraham's descendants were promised to be as numerous as these

Books of the bible

Easy · 5×5 · 5 words
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  1. 1. The story of a man who suffered great loss
  2. 3. The scribe who led the return from exile
  3. 4. The Gospel written by a physician

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  1. 1. The prophet who wrote about a plague of locusts
  2. 2. The shortest of the four Gospels

World Religions

Medium · 11×11 · 14 words
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  1. 2. The Bishop of Rome and leader of the Catholic Church
  2. 4. A personal spiritual teacher or guide in Indian traditions
  3. 7. The central reference of the religious Judaic tradition
  4. 8. Denoting or relating to meat prepared as prescribed by Muslim law
  5. 10. A slender tower with a balcony from which a muezzin calls Muslims to prayer
  6. 12. The Hindu festival of lights
  7. 14. A member of a religious community living under vows of poverty and chastity

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  1. 1. A word or sound repeated to aid concentration in meditation
  2. 3. A person holding religious beliefs other than those of the main world religions
  3. 5. Each of a series of Hindu sacred treatises written in Sanskrit
  4. 6. A summary of the principles of Christian religion in the form of questions and answers
  5. 9. The religious rite of sprinkling water onto a person's forehead or immersion in water
  6. 11. The Hindu god known as the Destroyer
  7. 13. A school of Buddhism focused on meditation and intuition

bible

Medium · 11×11 · 14 words
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  1. 1. The first book of the Hebrew scriptures
  2. 3. The bread from heaven provided in the desert
  3. 5. The apostle who wrote many New Testament letters
  4. 7. A solemn agreement between God and his people
  5. 9. The first child mentioned in the scriptures
  6. 10. A collection of sacred songs and poems
  7. 11. The fisherman who became a rock of the church
  8. 12. The garden of original innocence

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  1. 1. The archangel who announced the birth of Jesus
  2. 2. The first king to rule over Israel
  3. 4. A massive wooden refuge on the water
  4. 5. A place of supreme happiness and bliss
  5. 6. The Philistine champion from Gath
  6. 8. The strongman whose power lay in his hair

All about Abigail 2

Medium · 11×11 · 10 words
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  1. 1. The trait that allowed Abigail to see the long-term consequences
  2. 5. The livestock that made Abigail's first husband a wealthy man
  3. 7. The group that later captured Abigail in a raid on Ziklag
  4. 9. The liquid refreshment brought in skin containers to the troops
  5. 10. The basic food staple Abigail brought two hundred loaves of

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  1. 2. A primary trait used to describe Abigail's character in scripture
  2. 3. The gift Abigail presented to turn away the coming wrath
  3. 4. To act on behalf of others as Abigail did to prevent a massacre
  4. 6. The attitude Abigail displayed when bowing before the warrior
  5. 8. The future king who married Abigail after she interceded for her household

All about Abigail

Easy · 7×7 · 6 words
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  1. 2. The social role Abigail held for both a fool and a king
  2. 5. The role Abigail is considered to have in Jewish tradition
  3. 6. The state of harmony Abigail sought to maintain by intervening

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  1. 1. The items Abigail packed on donkeys to give to the approaching men
  2. 3. The ancient nation where the story of Abigail takes place
  3. 4. The livestock that made Abigail first husband very wealthy

World Religions

Hard · 15×15 · 22 words
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  1. 1. The original bridge between the physical and the spectral
  2. 2. Ancient paper trail for the gods
  3. 4. A fate that sounds like a kiss from the universe
  4. 7. Fit for a king, provided the king follows the menu
  5. 8. A story that hits home by going around the side
  6. 10. A mouth that speaks for the silent gods
  7. 13. Sitting down near the teacher for some deep secrets
  8. 16. A god's chosen skin in the game of life
  9. 18. Permissible path for the palate
  10. 19. A master of the law who might be your teacher
  11. 20. The path that guides the thirsty to the water

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  1. 1. A mound that holds a piece of the enlightened
  2. 3. A tiered structure often found in a garden of peace
  3. 5. The one whose voice rises above the city five times
  4. 6. A belief that reads the same coming or going
  5. 8. A crowded room for those who are all heart and soul
  6. 9. One who stays at the door until everyone else is inside
  7. 11. The door to the teacher where the kitchen is always open
  8. 12. A weekly pause that refreshes the soul
  9. 14. The wheel that keeps on spinning without a driver
  10. 15. Binding contract worn on the arm and head
  11. 17. The three-letter sound of the entire universe

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